Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 99, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Oct 19, 2011, 3:55 AM CDT for 11 counties in Florida. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2011, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
332 WWUS82 KTAE 190855 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 455 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR AREAS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND TO THE WEST OF JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH EXPECTED DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... .DISCUSSION...MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL RUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TODAY. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...HOWEVER...DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL BE FAIRLY BRIEF AND LIMITED TO AREAS FROM LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES WESTWARD. HOWEVER... SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATER THAN 15 MPH...SO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH OR DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...SO DESPITE THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH KBDI INDEX...NO RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE NEEDED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER OUR ALABAMA COUNTIES ON THURSDAY (WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS)...AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...SUB 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE ENTIRE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE FORECAST DISPERSIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 75...HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FLZ007>010-012-108-112-192130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0081.111019T2000Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0099.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-INLAND BAY- SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- 355 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010... 012...108 AND 112... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009... 010...012...108 AND 112... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...80 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ011-013>017-026-027-114-115-127-192130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0099.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ JACKSON-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL WAKULLA- 455 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /355 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...014...015...016...017...026...027... 114...115 AND 127... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...014... 015...016...017...026...027...114...115 AND 127... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...013...014...015... 016...017...026...027...114...115 AND 127. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...32 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...70 TO 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ018-019-028-029-034-118-128-134-192130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 455 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 018...019...028... 029...034...118...128AND 134... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 018...019...028...029... 034...118...128 AND 134. * WIND...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT THURSDAY. * DISPERSION INDEX...90 TO 110 THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 17-GOULD
3 follow-up statements
186 WWUS82 KTAE 191454 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1054 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...UPDATED TO REMOVE ALL AREAS FROM THE WESTERN BIG BEND...EXCEPT FRANKLIN COUNTY...FROM THE RED FLAG WARNING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR AREAS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE WESTERN BIG BEND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH EXPECTED DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... .DISCUSSION...MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR HAS RUSHED INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL BE FAIRLY BRIEF HOWEVER, SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATER THAN 15 MPH RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. UPDATED DATA NOW INDICATE THAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AND AREAS WEST OF THE APPALACHICOLA RIVER. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH OR DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...SO DESPITE THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH KBDI INDEX...NO RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE NEEDED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER OUR ALABAMA COUNTIES ON THURSDAY (WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS)... AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...SUB 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE ENTIRE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE FORECAST DISPERSIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 75... HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FLZ016-017-026-027-127-192300- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0099.111019T1800Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ GADSDEN-LEON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 1054 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 016...017...026...027 AND 127... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 016...017...026...027 AND 127... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 016...017...026...027 AND 127. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...32 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...70 TO 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ007>015-108-112-114-115-192300- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0099.111019T2000Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 1054 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /954 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010...011...012... 013...014...015...108...112...114 AND 115... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010...011...012...013...014...015...108... 112...114 AND 115... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...80 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ018-019-028-029-034-118-128-134-192300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 1054 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 018...019...028...029...034...118...128 AND 134... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 018...019...028...029... 034...118...128 AND 134. * WIND...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...29 TO 34 PERCENT THURSDAY. * DISPERSION INDEX...90 TO 110 THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
221 WWUS82 KTAE 191853 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 253 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR AREAS IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE WESTERN BIG BEND FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH AND DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... .DISCUSSION...MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR HAS RUSHED INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. BECAUSE OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES...DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL BE FAIRLY BRIEF HOWEVER... SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATER THAN 15 MPH RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. UPDATED DATA NOW INDICATE THAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY AND AREAS WEST OF THE APPALACHICOLA RIVER. OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH OR DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...SO DESPITE THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS AND HIGH KBDI INDEX...NO RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE NEEDED. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER OUR ALABAMA COUNTIES ON THURSDAY (WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS)... AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...SUB 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE ENTIRE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SINCE FORECAST DISPERSIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 75... HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FLZ007>015-108-112-114-115-201000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0099.111019T2000Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 253 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /153 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009...010...011... 012... 013...014...015...108...112...114 AND 115... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007...008...009... 010...011...012... 013...014...015...108...112...114 AND 115... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 30 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...80 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ016>019-026>029-034-118-127-128-134-201000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 253 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 016...017... 026...027 AND 127... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 016...017...026...027 AND 127. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...32 TO 34 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...70 TO 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
871 WWUS82 KTAE 192310 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 710 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DISPERSIONS OF 75 OR GREATER... .DISCUSSION...MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR HAS PUSHED INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR OUR FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH MARGINALLY HIGH DISPERSION AND 20-FOOT WINDS. EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS AND DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE LOWER. THEREFORE...WE WILL HAVE TO RELY ON THE ERC VALUES TO DETERMINE WHETHER RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET IN FLORIDA ON THAT DAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA ON FRIDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND 20-FOOT WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. FLZ007>015-108-112-114-115-201130- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0099.000000T0000Z-111019T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 710 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 /610 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 27 TO 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...65 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ016>019-026>029-034-118-127-128-134-201130- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0082.111020T1600Z-111020T2300Z/ GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- 710 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE... * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 27 TO 35 PERCENT. * DISPERSION INDEX...65 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WOOL/LANIER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 3:21 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 35 hr | |
| Oct 19, 3:55 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 19, 9:49 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 9 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.